Analysis of the 2020 H1 IoT Security Trend

November 20, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Overview 2020 H1 witnessed nine Internet of Things (IoT) security events that deserved close attention: Ripple20 0-day vulnerabilities were discovered and affected hundreds of millions of networked devices in various industries across the globe. A high-risk 0-day vulnerability was detected in dozens of Netgear router products. A group of Industrial Control System (ICS) honeypots attracted […]

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Annual IoT Security Report 2019-4

November 18, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Introduction As we indicated in the 2018 Annual IoT Security Report, network addresses on the Internet constantly change. Use of historical data to delineate exposure of assets will result in a deviation from reality, presenting a value higher than the actual number. Therefore, to accurately reflect the reality of a given area, we should specify […]

Windows Kernel cng.sys Privilege Escalation 0-day Vulnerability CVE-2020-17087 Threat Alert

November 17, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Overview Recently, Google Project Zero published an article about the Windows cng.sys privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2020-17087). The vulnerability allows attackers without authentication to trick users into running crafted malicious programs to escalate privileges. At present, this vulnerability has been exploited in the wild, and Microsoft has not released patches to fix it. Users are advised […]

WebLogic Console HTTP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-14882) Protection Solution

November 16, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Overview The Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 released by Oracle contains a high-risk WebLogic Consoleremote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-14882). The vulnerability can be triggered without authentication and has an extensive impact. Unauthenticated attackers might construct special HTTP GET requests to exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the affected WebLogic Server.

VMware ESXi Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3992) Threat Alert

November 13, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Vulnerability Description On October 21, 2020, NSFOCUS detected that VMware released a security advisory that fixes a VMware ESXi remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-3992). This vulnerability exists because OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi has a use-after-free issue. An attacker residing in the management network who has access to port 427 on an ESXi machine […]

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Annual IoT Security Report 2019-3

November 11, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

LockerGoga Ransomware Alleged to Repeatedly Attack Plants On January 24, 2019, France-based Altran Technologies was allegedly hit by LockerGoga ransomware. On March 19, Norsk Hydro, one of the largest aluminum companies worldwide, was hit by an extensive cyberattack, having machines around the globe infected with malware and some unable to operate. As a result, some […]

Attack and Defense Around PowerShell Event Logging

November 10, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

0x00 Overview PowerShell has been a focus of concern for network defense. The fileless PowerShell, featuring LotL and excellent ease of use, is widely used in various attack scenarios. In order to capture PowerShell-based attacks, an increasing number of security professionals tend to, through PowerShell event log analysis, extract attack records such as post-exploitation data […]

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Annual IoT Security Report 2019-2

November 9, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Extensive Power Outages in Venezuela and New York Starting from the evening of March 7, 2019, a cyberattack hit Venezuela, leaving most parts of the country, including the capital Caracas, without power for more than 24 hours1. Because of the outage, the subway service in Caracas came to a halt, resulting in massive traffic jams. […]

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WebLogic High-Risk Vulnerabilities (CVE-2020-14841, CVE-2020-14825, CVE-2020-14859) Threat Alert

November 6, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Overview On October 21, 2020, Beijing time, Oracle released Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2020 that fixes 402 vulnerabilities of different risk levels. The WebLogic Server Core component is prone to three severe vulnerabilities with a CVSS base score of 9.8, which are assigned CVE-2020-14841, CVE-2020-14825, and CVE-2020-14859 respectively.

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Annual IoT Security Report 2019-1

November 4, 2020 | Adeline Zhang

Executive Summary With the constant evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), the security of IoT is becoming an issue that more and more people are concerned about. In 2016, we issued the IoT Security Whitepaper to popularize IoT security for a general audience. In 2018, we released the 2017 Annual IoT Cybersecurity Report to […]

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